Let's take a short break from our series on spiral and swirl vintage glass patterns. (I thought that series would be 3-4 posts but it's already 5 and we still have several patterns left! … [Read more...]
Spirals and Swirls – Fire King Swirl Dinnerware Pattern
I had almost forgotten about the fun Fire King patterns with swirls on the rim until I browsed my Collectible Glassware from the 40s, 50s & 60s book. We cannot forget these! Fire King Swirl is … [Read more...]
Spirals and Swirls – Diana Depression Glass from Federal
Our series on spiral and swirl patterns continues with Diana from Federal Glass. Diana is true depression glass, dating from the late 1930s (1937 to 1941 to be exact). Federal made Diana in crystal … [Read more...]
Spirals and Swirls – Twisted Optic from Imperial Glass
This pink ruffled bowl is the first piece of Twisted Optic I ever had. If you look at it from the top you can see the spirals go to the left, supposedly a good clue to tell Twisted Optic and Hocking … [Read more...]
Spirals and Swirls – Hocking Spiral Green Depression Glass
Last post we saw a piece of US Swirl from US Glass, a rather heavy pattern with a strong spiral motif. Today we have Spiral from Hocking which can be confusing! Maybe you can help with the … [Read more...]
Swirls and Spirals – Depression Glass from US Glass and More
Over the next few posts we will look at several depression glass patterns that have spirals or swirls as their design motif. US Glass, Hocking, Jeannette and Imperial all made colored glass … [Read more...]
Federal Park Avenue – Ribbed Glass from the 1940s-60s
With our focus on depression glass you might wonder whether glass companies continued to produce dinnerware or accessory pieces after the 1930s. They certainly did, although the styles and colors … [Read more...]
What’s My Favorite Fostoria Glass Reference Book
Marie asked me what the best Fostoria book is. The answer: It Depends. My go-to books for Fostoria are the volumes by Long and Seate, but sometimes they are a little hard to use or … [Read more...]
Fostoria Fairfax – Do We Even Need Go With Patterns?
I was going to write about the go with patterns for Fostoria Fairfax but the more I wrote the more I realized that these aren't really go with for Fairfax itself, but were used for the same etchings … [Read more...]
Etched Fostoria Fairfax – Lovely Trojan, Versailles and June
We're almost done with a short series on Fostoria Fairfax, their go-to blank used in the 1930s. I almost didn't write this post since many of the Fairfax pictures I've shown the last few posts … [Read more...]